In addition to the use of anaesthetics, improvements have been made in nearly every form of dental instruments, such as forceps, dental engines, pluggers, drills, hammers, etc. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
Porcelain and gold crowns and dental pluggers run by electricity represent other important advances in this art. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.